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Amazon's Alexa is about to become your personal doctor Amazon announced that their voice assistant Alexa can now sign business agreements with health providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Third-party health developers can meet the rules that govern how sensitive health information is shared, and major health providers and companies have launched a number of voice programs to help users manage chronic conditions.

Facebook faces blowback for requesting users' email passwords The social media giant says some users signing up or changing their default email address were given the option of entering their email password to save time on verification.

Amazon slammed by AI researchers for selling ‘biased’ facial recognition tech to cops CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life — from your photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots — when Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn't detect dark-skinned faces like hers.

As Wiebe Wakker turned off his car in Sydney, Australia on Sunday afternoon it marked the end of a more than three-year journey for the Dutch adventurer and Blue Bandit, his converted electric Volkswagen Golf. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VrmETy

Janet Kavandi, director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center, and James Buchli are the latest veteran NASA astronauts to join the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. April 06, 2019 from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2U6kd7y

Ex-spy Valerie Plame now eyes US House seat instead of Senate Ex-spy Valerie Plame is considering running for an open U.S. House seat in New Mexico after previously saying she would launch a Senate bid.

Rep. Tim Ryan holds kickoff rally in Ohio, says he wants to unite ‘divided country’ Days after declaring his candidacy for the Oval Office on ABC's "The View," Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio held a kickoff rally on Saturday, emphasizing his aim to bring together “a divided country.”

Trump says Dems have let anti-Semitism ‘take root’ in their party President Trump said Saturday that Democrats have allowed anti-Semitism to “take root in their party and their country” as the party’s base is pushing it to the left and to positions more critical of Israel.

Obama worries that progressives risk creating ‘circular firing squad’ Former President Barack Obama on Saturday warned that progressive risk creating a “circular firing squad” as prospective Democratic presidential candidates race to the left on a number of hot topic issues ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump lawyer calls on IRS to reject Dem demands for tax returns, says it would set ‘dangerous precedent’ A lawyer for President Trump said in a letter Friday that Democratic efforts to get the IRS to turn over the president’s tax returns are an attempt to harass a political opponent, and that it would set a “dangerous precedent” for the agency to turn them over.

Ocasio-Cortez slammed as 'financially illiterate' at Sharpton event over Amazon, faces calls to be ousted from office Hours before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for an “agenda of reparations” at an Al Sharpton-sponsored event in New York on Friday, she was slammed as “financially illiterate” at the same conference for killing the Amazon deal with the state.

Ex-US Sen Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings of South Carolina dead Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97.

Trump calls Russia probe ‘a big hoax,’ says Dems have ‘done a lousy job’ President Trump, in an interview that aired Saturday on “Fox & Friends”, called the FBI Special Counsel’s Russia investigation “a big hoax” and claimed that Democrats are keeping up pressure on the Justice Department to release the report sooner because “they’ve done a lousy job.”

Phoned-in threat to Rep. Ilhan Omar results in arrest of NY state man, 55, authorities say A New York state man has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a phone call to the freshman congresswoman’s office in Washington last month.

House sues members of Trump administration over 'sham' border-emergency declaration The U.S. House of Representatives is suing members of President Trump’s administration over his national emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border to divert funds for his signature border wall.

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The Sports Direct tycoon has been embroiled in a battle for control of the department store chain. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Vw89xW

Following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, what does the US aviation giant need to do to reassure customers? from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Vnv4eB

Recent figures raise fears that the power house of the European economy could be tipping into recession. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2UAFbzG

Nearly 1,000 reports of possible human trafficking were made by hand car wash users via an app. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2UC8OjU

Protesters outside the Dorchester in London say the UK should cut ties with Brunei over its harsh new punishments for homosexuality. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2VqMUNZ

Benjamin Netanyahu's comments come three days before the country's general election. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YMZby6

Fayez al-Serraj vows to defend Tripoli as rebel forces from the east advance on the capital. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ORhVYG

A ferryboat hits a bridge spanning the Moju River in Brazil, causing a portion to collapse. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UmUX1u

It's the first time protests have reached the building in Khartoum, near the presidential compound. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2OSihhF

At least 70 people have been killed so far and more heavy rain is expected on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UByk90

Casimir Pulaski, who fought in George Washington's army, could also have been intersex. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YVJ4OM

Mr Trump's lawyers hit back after a Congressional committee demanded to see six years of his returns. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VoFPNz

President Beji Caid Essebsi says he will step aside despite calls for him to run in November's poll. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VtQS8e

Protesters are calling for Berlin's government to seize properties from private landlords. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2I6LHrY

The expected result solidifies a comeback for the ex-exiled leader Mohamed Nasheed. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2uMOIVG

Five other people were handed sentences of up to 18 years for their involvement in the smuggling ring. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IgAwMv

Two Bruneians, who have left the country, describe what life there is like for LGBT people. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VqopQM

Graves are being looted in Venezuela amid the country's economic and political crisis. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UACVYX

Drab studio backdrops out and slick graphics in as Korean Central Television (KCTV) goes hi-tech for a day. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2uQs66E

The highly decorated chamber, in the desert near the Nile, is thought to be more than 2,000 years old. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2G5gpQ1

Orphans of the Rwandan genocide are still searching for clues about their lost pasts, 25 years on. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2KdQHwP

Secmol is an Indian school pioneering practical green education in one of the harshest environments. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2G3goff

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In Sweden the trend is growing for rail travel over flights to holiday destinations. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Idg92Z

Recent figures raise fears that the power house of the European economy could be tipping into recession. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UAFbzG

The country has seen a recent upsurge in violence against migrants, but how common are such attacks? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2uPbnkb

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Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ii7lJ0

India will hold a general election starting April 11 in the world's largest democratic exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second straight term. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2uOz0cC

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CWnekL